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Creative Writing: Whakataukī Inspiration
Using proverbs as prompts for creative expression
What are Whakataukī?
WhakataukÄ« are MÄori proverbs that contain ancestral wisdom, offering insights into values, beliefs, and ways of understanding the world.
Featured Whakataukī
"He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."
What is the greatest thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.
"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini."
My strength is not as an individual, but as a collective.